Attraction of Planococcus ficus males to racemic and chiral pheromone baits: Flight activity and bait longevity

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 480-489

  Zada, A ^a   Dunkelblum, E ^a   Assael, F ^a   Franco, J C ^b   Da Silva, E B ^b   Protasov, A ^a   Mendel, Z ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enantiomeric activity; Pheromone; Planococcus ficus; Seasonal and daily flight

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIOMONITORING; FLIGHT; INHIBITION; INSECT; LONGEVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHEROMONE TRAP; POPULATION DENSITY; POTATO;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

PLANOCOCCUS FICUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VITIS;

EID: 44949134053     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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